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Adrienne Polich, daughter of Greg and Linda Polich, Ironwood, Mich., and granddaughter of Denny and Laurie Polich, Deerwood, recently earned an MBA degree in marketing and entrepreneurship from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. Polich graduated from Harvard University in 2003 with a degree in economics. Prior to entering Kellogg, she worked as a senior financial analyst at Google in New York. She has accepted a position as a measurement research analyst in the Measurement and Monetization Analytics division of Facebook in Palo Alto, Calif.

Forty students were recently recognized as fall graduates of the Central Lakes College Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance program at Staples.

Jamestown College student Courtney Jindra of Brainerd recently performed in the orchestra for the Jamestown College Theatre production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Titanic.” Jindra played the bass clarinet.

Garen Motschenbacher, son of Don and Kim Motschenbacher, Brainerd, has been admitted to North Dakota State University “With Distinction.” He will enter NDSU in fall 2012 and plans to major in chemistry. Distinction means that NDSU is acknowledging Motschenbacher as an honor student.

Amber Vandenberghe, daughter of Allan and Sheryl Vandenberghe, Brainerd, was awarded Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Endowed Scholarship for academic and clinical experience. Vandenbergh is a second year graduate student majoring in Speech-Language Pathology at St. Cloud State University.

I've worked at the Brainerd Dispatch with various duties since Dec. 7, 1983. Starting off as an Ad Designer and currently Director of Audience Development. The Dispatch has been an interesting and challenging place to work. I'm fortunate to have made many friends, both co-workers and customers.